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Jiang Youchen's departure caused quite a stir at the Yun family's old residence.
Especially Yun Tiankuang, in his view, this cousin of the Jiang family was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had a smooth life. Even though his parents were divorced, it would not affect his ability to get help from both the Jiang family and the Su family when he needed it in the future, and his future was bound to be bright.
However, Guigu Mountain was indeed a rare opportunity, and he could only look on with envy.
So he led the fifth and sixth children to study and practice martial arts even more diligently.
My cousin was willing to leave home and go to Guigu Mountain alone to train in order to protect his family. What reason does he have to slack off?
However, what caused even greater turmoil and shock at the Yun family's old residence was the coal mine located on Sanyang Mountain.
The Yun family were not native farmers; they had seen the world in the capital. How could they not know what a coal mine meant?
The imperial court regulated ironware to control weaponry. However, to manufacture more sophisticated weapons, more powerful and hot coals were needed, so fuel was also destined to be centrally regulated. Regulation preceded civilian use, just as all blacksmith shops in the Great Zhou Dynasty had to register with the government. The amount of pig iron purchased and the number of agricultural tools made each year had to be reported. Naturally, the purchase of medium-grade or higher coal for iron smelting also required reporting.
For the owner of the hill where the coal mine is located, this is nothing short of a windfall.
Unfortunately, the Great Zhou Dynasty prohibited the private mining of six types of mines. Any discovery of salt, copper, iron, coal, gold, or silver mines had to be reported to the imperial court, which would then regulate and control the mining.
This means that this enormous wealth will not end up in their own pockets.
However, under normal circumstances, if one donated private property containing minerals to the imperial court, the court would also give generous rewards.
The Yun family members were both excited and regretful.
But Madam Yun made a decisive decision: "We must report this to the imperial court!"
Although the former matriarch of the Marquis's mansion had been demoted to a commoner, she still possessed a broad perspective and a sense of the bigger picture.
The next day, Magistrate Sun came over to conduct an on-site inspection with great excitement.
He had previously used the human trafficking case to not only solve the missing persons cases in several nearby counties and make great contributions, but also to capture several serious criminals that the government had been pursuing for reward, which was a great achievement; he also contributed to the fight against schistosomiasis in the entire southern riverside area of Taizhou, together with Magistrate Zheng and Assistant Magistrate Zhan.
Now, a coal mine has been discovered in his jurisdiction, and the discovery was immediately reported to the imperial court. This is undoubtedly another great achievement for him!
When he got home yesterday and told his wife and son about it, his son's first reaction was, "It must be thanks to Xiao Youran!"
He said that the person who came to deliver the message was Yun Tiankuang, and that Sanyang Mountain was also under his name, which might have nothing to do with Xiao Youran.
But his son, Sun Chengyuan, stubbornly believed that it must have been Xiao Fubao who discovered it!
So as soon as he arrived at Sanyang Village, he grabbed Yun Tiankuang and asked, "How was the coal mine discovered?"
Yun Tiankuang answered truthfully that it was the Jiang siblings who discovered it.
Magistrate Sun was then surprised to realize that this little girl was indeed a lucky star, and that all his achievements were inseparable from Little Lucky Baby!
What he didn't know was that, like his son, he subconsciously overlooked the "brother" in the Jiang family siblings' name.
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Soon it was March. The house was repaired, the instant noodle workshop was built, the potatoes were planted, and the ownership of the cave coal was taken over by the Ministry of War officials sent from the capital.
However, due to the impending mining of the coal, those fruit trees were left unplanted.
As soon as the officials from the Ministry of War arrived, they immediately sealed off the entire Sanyang Mountain.
Of course, the only path leading up the mountain from the east side can be blocked.
The area west of Zhongshan is deep in the mountains, and since there are no roads, there is no way to block it.
Xiao Youran had no choice but to beg the uncles and elders of Zhao Family Village to transplant the fruit trees that could be transplanted to Zhao Family Village. The villagers of Zhao Family Village were overjoyed to receive a batch of fruit tree seedlings for free.
However, to prevent the trees from dying due to mixed planting of different species, she distributed the fruit trees to different villagers according to their species.
Each villager can only plant one type of fruit tree, which will increase the survival rate and harvest rate.
After the instant noodle workshop started operating, Sanyang Village became more lively than ever before.
The first issue is recruitment.
The three sisters-in-law of the Yun family were busy with the cloth shop and the clothing store, so Xiao Youran, in a spoiled manner, handed over the affairs of the instant noodle workshop to Old Madam Yun and the two nannies, Li and Wang.
She believed that with their decades of experience in managing backyards and the keen eye honed through countless struggles, managing a ramen workshop with a few dozen people would be a piece of cake.
As expected, the three women lived up to her expectations. Granny Li was in charge of the warehouse supplies, Granny Wang was in charge of the instant noodle recipe and technology, and Old Madam Yun was in charge of personnel management and salary distribution.
Without the pressure of sales channels, the three of them were doing very well.
The only thing that bothered Granny Wang was that Doctor Gu from the manor would come over every few days to ask for instant noodles, and he would often take them out in baskets.
His reasoning was perfectly sound: "I am Xiaoyou Ran's master, and both she and Young Master Wen have agreed that I can take as much instant noodles as I want!"
Wang Mama didn't mind if it happened once or twice.
But after it happened so many times, she started to feel bad for herself.
These instant noodles are not sold to the public; they are only taken away in bulk by government officials on a regular basis. Therefore, she never knew how much these instant noodles cost.
Finally, she couldn't help but tentatively ask Xiao Youran how much a pack of instant noodles would cost. Xiao Youran thought for a moment and said, "It seems to cost 30 coins a pack to the Ministry of War? If it's sold retail, it'll probably cost 50 coins?"
With food prices so high right now, instant noodles are naturally expensive too.
Granny Wang counted on her fingers and realized that a bamboo basket contained 10 packages, which would cost 300 coins.
If you collect it three or four times a month, that's a tael of silver gone!
After doing the math, I immediately felt extremely pained.
So the next time Doctor Gu came to get instant noodles, Granny Wang refused to give them to him readily.
With a pained expression, Doctor Gu pulled a bottle of pills from his sleeve. "Granny, this is Liver-Soothing and Vision-Improving Pill. It's perfect for someone your age. It mainly treats red and painful eyes caused by excessive liver fire and can also help improve eyesight at night. If you don't mind, I'll exchange one bottle for a whole basket!"
Granny Wang immediately took it. Lately, she had been experiencing blurred vision at night and felt irritable and easily angered. Even Xiao Youran said that she might be going through menopause and needed to reduce her liver fire.
This box of medicine arrived just in time!
Doctor Gu returned home satisfied with a basket of instant noodles, thinking about the thousand-year-old bat droppings he had dug out of the cave. It was just a small bottle, yet it could be exchanged for such a delicacy.
They're worse than shit.
Ugh, ugh, ugh, is this instant noodle still edible?
Okay, I'll get back and work on making more poop balls.
Ugh, ugh, ugh, it's liver-soothing and vision-improving pills!
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